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Q-flex® 3 Ear Tags

Custom imprinting (included in the price of the tag). Consecutive numbers or farm/ranch name. Up to 3 lines of 13 characters per male/female side. Logos/Brands have a one-time setup fee of $15 per design.

Customization

Custom printing details…

Numbers must be consecutive with or without repeating farm/ranch names. Up to 15 characters and 3 lines per side.

Logos/Brands have a one-time setup fee of $15 per design.

Imprint location—indicate male side, female side or both. We will print both sides (male and female) unless otherwise specified.

Enter tag numbers/letters in the Customization Instructions box on the shopping cart page or in the Comments box on the Payment Options page during checkout.

Custom-imprinted tags are not returnable.

How do I order?

Blank tags—Enter package quantity of tags above and type "Blank" in the Customization Instructions box on the shopping cart page.

Individual names, numbers or replacement tags—Specific animal names on each tag as well as individual numbers out of sequence can be done. But it takes much more machine time per tag, so the cost per tag is $2.50/tag. Please call Premier at 800-282-6631 to confirm your requirements.

Note: You can also hand write numbers and letters on blank tags or supplemental data on already printed tags. Use our marking pens sold under "Accessories Tab" above.

Scrapie tags

When ordering, please enter the following information in the Customization Instructions box on the shopping cart page:

Your Flock ID number (we are not allowed to keep this on file).

The range of the 4-5 digit individual animal numbers (i.e. 4501-4520 or 45001-45020).

Male side of the tag has two lines for custom imprinting (individual animal ID number is not automatically added). Specify what you would like on the two available lines as Line 1:____ and Line 2:____. (This is a good place to add the individual animal ID and a farm name).

Scrapie tags not available in blue. Flock ID number is imprinted on female side only unless otherwise indicated.

How to Use

The male and female tags will come to you slightly connected. You will need to tear them apart.

Place the flag of the female tag under the metal spring finger. The printed side of the female tag will be against the jaw of the applicator. Slide the male tag over the metal pin. Be sure to push it all the way onto the pin. The printed side of the male tag will be against the other jaw of the applicator.

Make sure the tag is correctly placed. Slowly squeeze the handles together to be sure the male pin aligns with the female opening (be careful to not put the tag together yet).

Place the ear between the jaws of the applicator. While gripping the ear, quickly and firmly squeeze the handles together until the male tag is inserted through the ear and into the female tag.

Precautions

Custom-imprinted tags are not returnable.

Note: We will print both sides (male and female) unless otherwise specified.

Inserting tags in cold weather…

Plastic tags (all brands) are much easier to install if they are warm. Why? As the temperature drops below freezing plastic becomes less flexible (more stiff) and forcing the male point of a tag through the female takes many more lbs. of pressure (because the female must expand).

So if you care about your hands it’s a good idea to keep the tags above freezing in very cold weather. It takes very little to do this. One method is to simply store them while tagging in a small bucket, cardboard box or tool box with a lid alongside a sealed pop bottle full of warm water. The warm water will keep both the air and the tags warmer in the container.

Listed below are recommended optional components or related items. Your particular situation may require alternative recommendations. Please call and talk to our consultants if there are any questions at 800-282-6631.

Write a Review

We raise sheep and I ordered colored official scrapie tags so we could quickly identify the registered sheep from the crossbred sheep. I customized the male side with the farm name. They double checked they customized order and the tags were delivered in three days. The printing is great.

Q-flex® 3 Ear Tags

★★★★★

April 30, 2014

Colette K
from Kentucky

I finally used these tags on my lambs. They are still way too large for a small lamb, but I had no other tags to use. Within two weeks I noticed tags missing on my lambs. I also noticed several lambs had infections due to the tags. In three years I have never ever had these problems with the smaller Q-flex tags, nor with the scrapie tags. I am thankful I only purchased a small order of these tags; I will not be purchasing these again.

Q-flex® 3 Ear Tags

★★★★★

April 29, 2014

Peder/Barb G
from Montana

We have purchased eartags from Premier for the past 7 years. These tags are really disappointing. We tag some 40-60 lambs per day in the heat of lambing and with the male and female tag not being connected has been frustrating. Solved by only putting 10-20 numbers in a series in baggies, but having multiple baggies to keep tags paired...ugh. almost miss matched numbers several times. Also, I want to beable to write above the number yet the trademark imprint (on the male part) of the tag interferes makes for messy numbers. BIGGEST problem: we have had several tags(6-8) rip out of the lambs' ear. This NEVER happened with the Easy Tag or the 2xt. I do not understand why Permier messed with a good thing with getting rid of the 2 xt. That tag never let us down. These tags are way to heavy for Icelandic lambs under 6 pounds, so we use those "tiny" Qflex. The snapp tag, tho not long standing was the PERFECT temp tag for those tiny lambs. I am very diappointed and am not sure yet for next year. The saving grace and the only reason for the one star is that we can use the AllFlex tagger instead buying ANOTHER new tagger.

Q-flex® 3 Ear Tags

★★★★★

March 17, 2014

Colette K
from Kentucky

Nice tags; easy to read. (These are large tags!)
I wish they were smaller, so I can use them on my young lambs.
(Minus one star for their large size.)
The smaller size of the old Easy Tags was perfect!

Q-flex® 3 Ear Tags

★★★★★

February 27, 2014

Rodney M
from Illinois

I love the Q-Flex tag! We have used Premier tags for years and were not always happy with the quality, but the price was right. Now, these new ones are EXCELLENT.

About Conductivity

Conductivity measures the amount of electrical current a material can carry. The opposite measure is known as resistance.

Many of Premier’s nets feature a green and white superconductor that has both stainless steel and tinned copper filaments for optimal conductivity. These “premium” nets are 10 times more conductive (38 ohms per 1000') than our “basic” nets. This enables the electric pulse to travel much farther and be less affected by weed contact.

We do not recommended the basic nets listed below for fences exceeding 500 ft in length:

Customers who are unhappy with netting are often those who’ve chosen one of these or their farmstore equivalents. Why do we offer them? Because they are similar in design and conductivity (380 ohms) to nets from our competitors—and comparisons make decisions easier.

Types of Line Posts

Line posts are built into the net. Three options are available.*

Single Spike (SS)The best choice, unless your soils are always soft or very hard.

Double Spike (DS)Posts allow you to push in the spikes with your foot. When soil is hard or rocky, double spikes are more difficult to install and remove.

Drivable Posts (DP)Allows use of a mallet or dead blow hammer for installing posts in dry, hard or rocky soil. Features a “spike stop” for extra support and internal fiberglass ribs for added strength.

Tip: To insert a line post into frozen or hard soil, use a power tool to drill pilot holes.

* Not all fences have all line post options.

About Positive/Negative (Pos/Neg) Nets

Is your area dry?

Conventional electrified fence systems rely on soil moisture to be effective. However, not all areas have the required moisture.

To overcome this, Pos/Neg nets* are wired to allow the use of every other horizontal strand as an extension of the ground terminal. Because half the strands are connected to the ground terminal or ground rod, reliance on soil moisture is reduced. A PowerLink must be purchased separately to make the secondary ground connection.

How it works…

In order to receive a shock, the animal must touch both a positive (hot) and negative (grounded) strand at the same time. This will deliver more pain to the animal than an all hot net (Pos/Pos) because moisture in the soil is not required to complete the circuit.

Pos/Neg fences can be converted to Pos/Pos in moist conditions. Remember, all fences must be kept free of vegetation.

* Not all fences have Pos/Neg options.

Line Post Spacing

“Plus” nets—6'8" spacings between line posts

Standard nets—10' or 12' spacings between line posts

Essential Energizer Advice

Buy a larger energizer than necessary. When the fence pleases, most folks will buy more fence—and need additional output.